Stock Wheel Fail
Feb 13, 2013 | 05:41 PM
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From: Ontario, Canada
One of my 07 wheel also started to crack around the hub 2 years ago , I got lucky a friend of mine saw it before I lost the wheel ,,, Only 1 spoke was intact !!!!!!!!!
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Feb 13, 2013 | 05:54 PM
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From: Spring, TX
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PDX_Racer
There's a lot of sideways flex on the wheels, do that enough times and the metal fractures.Cheap/Light/Strong - pick any two
Feb 13, 2013 | 06:17 PM
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From: peoria il
Not crashed an u could tell with the crack part of it was old an had been cracked for awhile
Feb 13, 2013 | 09:44 PM
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From: my350z
Crazy, I find it hard to believe Nissan could put such weak wheels on their beloved sports car that was made to be driven
Feb 14, 2013 | 12:01 AM
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From: Spring, TX
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saywat?
Crazy, I find it hard to believe Nissan could put such weak wheels on their beloved sports car that was made to be driven
The Rays Wheels on the GT-R are the same casting. Maybe a bit more engineering but both are cast.
Feb 14, 2013 | 09:18 AM
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From: my350z
when people go to those improv autocross tracks in the parking lots with the cones etc, wat are they topping out at 60mph?
Feb 14, 2013 | 09:34 AM
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From: Atlanta
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AroundMyHorn
Maybe it was the wheel trying to break away from the stock red painted caliper?
Seconded
Feb 14, 2013 | 09:40 AM
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From: peoria il
Yea u top out second thats about it
Feb 14, 2013 | 09:41 AM
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From: Redondo Beach, CA
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terrasmak
Chrome with plastirice over it?
dis.
there was that NTSB investigation into the Chroming of OE wheels leading to spoke crack/wheel separation a few years back... i think a bunch of us got that notification.
at least it was at an autocross event, and not on the freeway....
Feb 15, 2013 | 07:04 AM
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From: New York
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Chebosto
dis.
I hope you're right because now I'm scared of my 08 Base wheels breaking during events.
Feb 15, 2013 | 09:13 AM
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From: my350z
^get some cheap ugly strong wheels for the autocrossing
Feb 15, 2013 | 10:12 AM
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From: Houston
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saywat?
^get some cheap ugly strong wheels for the autocrossing
CHEAP and STRONG
Do not go in the same sentence.
Feb 15, 2013 | 10:15 AM
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From: my350z
cheap meaning used and curbed up but still solid and trackable. not possible?
Feb 15, 2013 | 01:46 PM
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From: Houston
If they've hit curves, then they're no longer as strong as they used to be?
Feb 15, 2013 | 01:53 PM
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From: my350z
curb wheels usually means scraping the wheel on a curb going less than .5mph usually resulting from parking
Feb 17, 2013 | 09:31 AM
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From: NJ
Wait - arent those the optional track wheels that are supposed to be forged?
Feb 17, 2013 | 09:43 AM
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From: Republic, MO
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myork
Wait - arent those the optional track wheels that are supposed to be forged?
No......those were the 17" wheels that came on the 2003-2005 Base, Enthusiast and automatic equipped Touring models.
Feb 18, 2013 | 12:36 PM
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From: Tallahassee, Fl
Never seen an OE 17 break completely, but I have seen more than a few with one or two visibly cracked spokes
Feb 19, 2013 | 07:45 PM
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From: Mesa
Damn!! I just slapped a set of wheels made by the company that makes the wheels on the f40 if they are good enough for a half million dollar car they are good enough for me
Feb 19, 2013 | 10:34 PM
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From: Dubai
I guess oems are worse than Rotas.
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